Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: November 25, 2011
by Scott Hiller As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, I wanted to take time out to reflect on all the gifts God has given me. In sitting down to write about this, I realized His blessings touch so many areas of my life, and I hope the list I’ve compiled will be a reminder to you [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: July 3, 2011
by Scott Hiller The Fourth of July often brings to mind thoughts of freedom. If I’m honest with myself, those thoughts usually stop with the freedoms I enjoy as an American. What about the deeper freedom I enjoy as a follower of Jesus Christ? Through Jesus Christ, I experience the freedom from the power of [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: May 28, 2011
by Scott Hiller Can you guess the number of under-nourished people in the world? I couldn’t either, but according to the UN Food Security Study in 2009, that number is approximately one Billion. That’s billion with a “B”! The problem of hunger often brings to mind images from third world countries, but would it surprise [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: March 15, 2011
by Scott Hiller What would you do with an extra acre of land? Would you plant flowers, put in a pool or maybe do something else? For Rita Gick and her husband, the answer was simple: Use the land to grow food for the hungry. Besides being the volunteer coordinator for Northview Church’s West Lafayette [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: January 22, 2011
by Scott Hiller A major issue faced by today’s urban neighborhoods is poverty, a never-ending cycle that needs to be broken. Because the key to a child’s future is their education, ministries are creating outreach programs to help children achieve their academic goals. One such outreach is the Brookside afterschool program, which works in conjunction with [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: January 17, 2011
by Scott Hiller Matthew 22:37 says, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is Northview Church member Walt Whiteman’s message as well. Walt first served at Brookside in April 2010 on a Spring Break mission trip with Brookside Church Pastor Aaron Shelby [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: December 10, 2010
by Scott Hiller Wow, is it the Christmas season already? If “Elf” and “Christmas Vacation” on your TV screen aren’t enough to answer this question, one look at the Brookside Church calendar would say, “Yes!” What a time of joy and celebration! That’s because this year, unlike in the past, Brookside has multiple events planned throughout [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: November 2, 2010
by Scott Hiller Have you ever gone without food for an extended period of time or wondered just where your next meal will come from? The problem of hunger in America is not just limited to big cities like New York or Chicago. Especially in today’s economic climate, it can be anywhere at anytime. James [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: October 18, 2010
by Scott Hiller When God brings together a human need and our desire to serve, amazing things grow. That’s what’s happening at Brookside. Urban Pastor Aaron Shelby had noticed first hand the tangible medical needs of those in the Brookside community. Colleen Adcock, a Registered Nurse with 32 years experience, had just completed a Health [...]
Posted by: thenorthviewblog on: August 19, 2010
by Scott Hiller The act of water baptism was foreshadowed in the Old Testament when the Israelites crossed through the Jordan River to take possession of the Promised Land. The act of passing through the water was significant to them. The symbolism of crossing over was carried through Jesus’ time as people would enter the [...]
